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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its creator/actor stated on the record that "in the Venn diagram of what we each do well - this idea of not being afraid of earnestness and also laughing your way through some of the hardest moments in li…" 1. Its creator/actor stated on the record that "we've been asked a lot, like, 'How hard is it to make a funny show about grief' But that's how I feel every dayyou didn't watch life, Because that isn't ho…" 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 13 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for mixed-heritage and below it for Hispanic 4.

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    Creator statementcreator/actor: "In the Venn diagram of what we each do well - this idea of not being afraid of earnestness and also laughing your way through some of the hardest moments in life. I think that is how we actually expe…"NPR, March 2023 source ↗
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    Creator statementcreator/actor: "We've been asked a lot, like, 'How hard is it to make a funny show about grief?' But that's how I feel every day...you didn't watch life. Because that isn't how life is. Like, you read about people w…"Hollywood Reporter, 2023 source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 13 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: mixed-heritage 65, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Jimmy is struggling to grieve the loss of his wife while being a dad, friend, and therapist. He decides to try a new approach with everyone in his path: unfiltered, brutal honesty. Will it make things better—or unleash uproarious chaos?

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Women
Mass market

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
48
Young Women
52
Older Men
48
Older Women
52
Advocacy13
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
43
Black
62
Hispanic
28
Asian
44
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
65
Other
48
LGBTQ+
21

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The average advocacy score of Drama titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Drama titles by release year
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194102
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194613
194702
194824
195026
195115
195216
1953010
195414
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1957110
195836
195919
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196418
1965211
1966010
196707
196819
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197108
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1973014
1974115
1975213
1976120
197708
197805
1979111
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198108
1982113
1983015
1984114
1985211
1986212
1987119
1988213
1989116
1990014
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1993123
1994225
1995226
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1998324
1999342
2000241
2001241
2002241
2003236
2004265
2005267
2006182
2007168
2008149
2009228
2010522
2011324
2012219
2013424
2014622
2015719
2016523
2017831
2018535
2019736
2020534
2021935
20221434
20231218
2024917
2025314
2026911
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